# List of metal detecting finds

This is a list of historically significant items found by metal detecting method, only excluding magnet fishing finds, since magnet fishing is usually considered a distinctively different and separate hobby from traditional metal detecting.

## List

| Item | Date | Place of discovery | Year of discovery | Current location |
| Ashdon Hoard | Viking Age | United Kingdom | 1984 | Fitzwilliam Museum |
| Bedale Hoard | 9th to 10th century | United Kingdom | 2012 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Bredon Hill Hoard | 3rd century | United Kingdom | 2011 | Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum |
| Chew Valley Hoard | 11th century | United Kingdom | 2019 | British Museum |
| Collette Hoard | Bronze Age | United Kingdom | 2005 | Museum of Antiquities |
| Crosby Garrett Helmet | 2nd or 3rd century | United Kingdom | 2010 | Undisclosed |
| Cunetio Hoard | Late antiquity | United Kingdom | 1978 | British Museum/Wiltshire Museum |
| Dairsie Hoard | 3rd century | United Kingdom | 2014 | National Museum of Scotland |
| Derrynaflan Chalice | 8th or 9th century | Ireland | 1980 | National Museum of Ireland |
| Escrick ring | 5th to 6th century AD | United Kingdom | 2009 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Frome Hoard | 253 to 305 | United Kingdom | 2010 | Museum of Somerset |
| Fulford ring | 15th Century AD | United Kingdom | 2016 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Furness Hoard | 9th to 10th century | United Kingdom | 2011 | Dock Museum |
| Galloway Hoard | 9th or 10th century | United Kingdom | 2014 | Pending matter (Scottish museums) |
| Grouville Hoard | Iron Age | United Kingdom | 2012 | La Hougue Bie |
| Hallaton Helmet | 1st century | United Kingdom | 2000 | Harborough Museum |
| Hallaton Treasure | 1st century | United Kingdom | 2000 | Harborough Museum |
| Hand of Faith | N/A | Australia | 1980 | Golden Nugget Las Vegas |
| Hoxne Hoard | 4th or 5th century | United Kingdom | 1992 | British Museum |
| Huxley Hoard | 900 to 910 | United Kingdom | 2004 | Museum of Liverpool |
| Leekfrith torcs | 400 to 250 BC | United Kingdom | 2016 | Potteries Museum & Art Gallery |
| Leominster hoard | Viking Age | United Kingdom | 2015 | Herefordshire Council Museum |
| Lenborough Hoard | 11th century | United Kingdom | 2014 | British Museum |
| Middleham Hoard | 1640s decade | United Kingdom | 1993 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Middleham Jewel | 15th century | United Kingdom | 1985 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Milton Keynes Hoard | Bronze Age | United Kingdom | 2000 | British Museum |
| Mojave Nugget | N/A | United States | 1977 | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
| Newark Torc | 200 to 50 BC | United Kingdom | 2005 | Millgate Museum |
| Peebles Hoard | 1000 BC to 900 BC | United Kingdom | 2020 | N/A |
| Ringlemere Cup | Bronze Age | United Kingdom | 2001 | British Museum |
| Rogiet Hoard | 253 to 296 | United Kingdom | 1998 | National Museums and Galleries of Wales |
| Saddle Ridge Hoard | 1847 to 1894 | United States | 2013 | Undisclosed |
| Saka Hoard | 11th or 12th century | Estonia | 2015 | N/A |
| Seaton Down Hoard | 260 to 348 | United Kingdom | 2013 | British Museum |
| Shapwick Hoard | 31 BC to 224 | United Kingdom | 1998 | Museum of Somerset |
| Shrewsbury Hoard | 4th century | United Kingdom | 2009 | British Museum |
| Silsden Hoard | 1st century | United Kingdom | 1998 | Cliffe Castle Museum |
| St Albans Hoard | Late antiquity | United Kingdom | 2012 | Verulamium Museum |
| Staffordshire Hoard | 7th century | United Kingdom | 2009 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery/Potteries Museum & Art Gallery |
| Stanchester Hoard | 4th to 5th century | United Kingdom | 2000 | Wiltshire Museum |
| Stirling torcs | 300 to 100 BC | United Kingdom | 2009 | National Museums Scotland |
| Thetford Hoard | 4th century | United Kingdom | 1979 | British Museum |
| Towton torcs | Iron Age | United Kingdom | 2010 to 2011 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Trinity Hoard | Bronze Age | United Kingdom | 2012 | N/A |
| Vale of York Hoard | 10th century | United Kingdom | 2007 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Walkington Hoard | 40 to 20 AD | United Kingdom | 1999 to 2008 | Yorkshire Museum |
| Watlington Hoard | 9th century | United Kingdom | 2015 | British Museum |
| West Bagborough Hoard | 2nd century | United Kingdom | 2001 | Museum of Somerset |
| Wickham Market Hoard | Iron Age | United Kingdom | 2008 | Ipswich Museum |
| Winchester Hoard | Iron Age | United Kingdom | 2000 | British Museum |
| Wylye Hoard | Bronze Age | United Kingdom | 2012 | The Salisbury Museum |

## Gallery

* Bedale Hoard
* Bredon Hill Hoard
* Crosby Garrett Helmet
* Derrynaflan Chalice
* Escrick Ring
* Frome Hoard
* Fulford Ring
* Galloway Hoard
* Hallaton Helmet
* Hand of Faith
* Hoxne Hoard
* Huxley Hoard
* Leekfrith Torcs
* Middleham Hoard
* Middleham Jewel
* Milton Keynes Hoard
* Mojave Nugget
* Newark Torc
* Ringlemere Cup
* Saddle Ridge Hoard
* Shapwick Hoard
* Shrewsbury Hoard
* Staffordshire Hoard
* Stirling Torcs
* Thetford Hoard
* Towton Torcs
* Vale of York Hoard
* Watlington Hoard
* West Bagborough Hoard
* Wickham Market Hoard
* Winchester Hoard
* Wylye Hoard